Bug 515609

Summary:	Kstars crashes as soon as I open the Mount Control Panel
Product:	[Applications] kstars	Reporter:	Huib Wouters <huib.wouters>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	crash
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	3.8.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Mint (Ubuntu based)
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Huib Wouters 2026-02-06 12:57:09 UTC

SUMMARY
KStars crashes as soon as I open the Mount Control Panel

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Connect to telescope (checked Indi panel everything is OK)
2. Click the Toggle Mount Control Panel button on the KStars toolbar
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
System crashes, on the terminal I only get Segmentation Fault

EXPECTED RESULT
Mount Control Panel opening

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Mint 22.1 running kernel 6.8.0-94-generic,
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.13

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Mount Warpastron WD17, using Onstep LX200 driver.
Tested different my Ekos profiles
Same behavior system update and reboot

Comment 1 Huib Wouters 2026-02-06 13:10:41 UTC

I have two Linux systems, both running Mint 22.1, kernel 6.8.0-94-generic. KStars crash on the lightweight PC running Mint XCFE, normal behaviour on Mint X-Cinnamon

Comment 2 Huib Wouters 2026-02-06 13:54:13 UTC

Did another reboot issue sstill there. Made a new Ekos profile, issue solved. Don't understand, but works for now.